Nazareth Rebeka, Horumpende Pius, Sonda Tolbert, Ndaro Arnold, Mollel Edson, Paul Eliakim, Athanase Emmanuel, Chilongola Jaffu
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, P.O. Box 2240, Moshi, Tanzania.
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, P.O. Box 2236, Moshi, Tanzania.
J Trop Med. 2017;2017:6843701. doi: 10.1155/2017/6843701. Epub 2017 Sep 12.
A major challenge to malaria vaccine development is identification of protective epitopes and respective protective immune responses.
To characterize naturally acquired Immunoglobulin G (IgG) responses to the synthetic peptide AS202.11, a malaria vaccine candidate.
This community based cross-sectional study enrolled 320 participants aged 1 year and above. Demographic information was recorded through interviews. Detection of infection was done by microscopy, malaria rapid diagnostic test, and polymerase chain reaction. ELISA was used to detect IgG antibody. Data was analyzed using STATA.
The overall AS202.11 IgG seropositivity was 78.8% (73.9-82.9). Seropositivity by age categories was ≤12 years [74.3% (67.4-80.2)], 13-40 years [85.3% (76.5-91.1)], and >40 years [82.6% (68.7-91.1)]. Compared to the ≤ 12-year-old group, aORs for the other groups were 2.22 (1.14-4.32), = 0.019, and 1.87 (0.81-4.35), = 0.143, for the 13-40-year-old and >40-year-old groups, respectively. The 13-40-year-old group had more seropositive individuals compared to the ≤ 12-year-old group.
We report a high degree of recognition of AS202.11 by IgG elicited by field strains, suggesting its close similarity to native antigens and possible suitability of the peptide as a future malaria vaccine candidate.
疟疾疫苗研发面临的一个主要挑战是识别保护性表位和相应的保护性免疫反应。
对疟疾候选疫苗合成肽AS202.11的自然获得性免疫球蛋白G(IgG)反应进行特征分析。
这项基于社区的横断面研究纳入了320名1岁及以上的参与者。通过访谈记录人口统计学信息。通过显微镜检查、疟疾快速诊断试验和聚合酶链反应检测感染情况。采用酶联免疫吸附测定法检测IgG抗体。使用STATA软件对数据进行分析。
AS202.11总体IgG血清阳性率为78.8%(73.9 - 82.9)。按年龄组划分的血清阳性率分别为:≤12岁组[74.3%(67.4 - 80.2)],13 - 40岁组[85.3%(76.5 - 91.1)],>40岁组[82.6%(68.7 - 91.1)]。与≤12岁组相比,13 - 40岁组和>40岁组的调整后比值比分别为2.22(置信区间:1.14 - 4.32),P = 0.019,以及1.87(置信区间:0.81 - 4.35),P = 0.143。13 - 40岁组血清阳性个体比≤12岁组更多。
我们报告了现场菌株诱导的IgG对AS202.11的高度识别,表明其与天然疟原虫抗原高度相似,且该肽作为未来疟疾候选疫苗具有潜在适用性。